During Gatto’s trial in April, Pratt’s co-counsel, Philip Cohen, pointed to Hood as a potential suspect. Read More
In the 15 or so months since two Maine children died from abuse in their homes despite having had repeated contact with child welfare caseworkers, state leaders have vowed to reform the beleaguered system. Read More
A revenue forecast to be rolled out by a Maine committee on Wednesday will give lawmakers an idea of their limitations as they consider a tight two-year budget proposal from Gov. Janet Mills. Read More
A superior court justice on Tuesday found 44-year-old Shawna Gatto guilty of depraved indifference murder in the Dec. 8, 2017, death of 4-year-old Kendall Chick at their Wiscasset home. Read More
Shawna L. Gatto, 44, is charged with depraved indifference murder for the Dec. 8, 2017, death of Kendall Chick. Read More
Lawmakers want to undo 2018 changes criticized by caseworkers that de-emphasized family reunification in child welfare cases, but it's unclear whether it will have a large impact on day-to-day work. Read More
Much of the Legislature's business will pause on Tuesday, but regulators are still speeding toward a decision on Central Maine Power's corridor and more child welfare system changes are coming. Read More
Defense attorneys for Shawna Gatto began their arguments Monday suggesting that too much remains unknown about the death of 4-year-old Kendall Chick to convict the woman of murder. Read More
Defense attorneys for Shawna Gatto on Friday aggressively questioned Kendall Chick’s grandfather about his actions during the time the 4-year-old lived with them and suggested he was just as likely as Gatto to have killed her. Read More
Sen. Bill Diamond, D-Windham, wants a legislative committee dedicated to Maine's child welfare system, which is under a long-standing reform process after the deaths of two girls in 2017 and 2018. Read More
At least eight of the children died with open abuse or neglect cases before Maine DHHS. Read More
Stephen Hood took the witness stand for about 90 minutes Wednesday. Read More
Testifying for the prosecution, Maine State Police Sgt. Jason Richards began the third day of the Shawna Gatto murder trial by describing the nearly 50 photographs he took the night 4-year-old Kendall Chick died in the Wiscasset home. Read More
The Democratic governor and her party's leading critic were on the same side of another issue on Tuesday ahead of what could be the Legislature's first showdown with Mills over the corridor. Read More
Dr. Mark Flomenbaum’s testimony filled much of Tuesday morning, the second day of the murder trial of Shawna Lyn Gatto, 44, at the Capitol Judicial Center. Read More
Vehicle-dependent Maine has been monitoring an effort that could produce a regional cap-and-trade system on transportation emissions, but the Democratic governor seems to be proceeding cautiously so far. Read More
Shawna L. Gatto, 44, is charged with depraved indifference murder in causing 4-year-old Kendall Chick’s death in late 2017. Read More
The first phase of an audit on the state's embattled child welfare system that began under former Gov. Paul LePage highlighted several flaws, including a need to improve response times and training. Read More
